The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, stated that it will announce GATE Result 2020 that enable candidates to take admission into the M.Tech programmes at the IITs, NITs and GFTIs as well as recruitment in leading PSUs, on March 16 2020, at GOAPS (GATE Online Application Processing System) website.
- Aspirants appeared for the GATE Exam can use the answer key to calculate their score, however, this is not the final score.
- Candidates need to enter valid Email ID, enrolment number, registration ID and password to view their 2020 GATE Result.
- Based on the GATE Exam 2020 Notification, the exam conducting authority will release the GATE scorecard in the last week of March 2020.
- Only qualified students will be allowed to download their GATE 2020 Score Card from the official website.
- Students need to know that the scorecard is valid for three years from the date of declaration of GATE result 2020.
- The ones who qualify GATE 2020 Cutoff will be eligible for M.Tech counselling in universities across pan- India.
- Candidates have to know that an excellent score in GATE 2020 result is also a great pathway to secure a job in some of the top Public Sector Undertaking (PSU’s).
Gate Result 2020 Highlights
- As per GATE Result 2020, qualifying in the GATE exam is a mandatory requirement for seeking admission to Master’s programs and direct Doctoral programs in Engineering/Technology/Architecture.
- Every year, GATE Results are announced online in the form of an e-result.
- The scorecards will be released only to students who have scored equal to or more than the minimum qualifying cutoff of GATE Result 2020.
- Candidates can go through the dates tabulated below to know more information on GATE Result.
GATE 2020 Result Date |
March 16, 2020 |
Mode of declaration of Result |
Online |
Credentials Required to check Result |
Enrollment ID, Registration ID, Email, Password, |
Format of Result |
Response sheet |
Result validity |
3 years for M.Tech Admissions |
1 year for PSU recruitment |
Normalization |
Applicable |
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GATE 2020 Result Dates
Candidates who appeared for the 2020 GATE Exam that was held on February 1, 2, 8 & 9 can go through all the important dates related to the GATE Result 2020 in the table listed below.
- Qualified students will be allowed to download their scorecard for free from the last week of March 2020.
- Candidates have to pay Rs.500/- if they are downloading 2020 GATE Result Scorecard after the First week of June 2020.
- The exam conducting authority will release the answer key for 2020 GATE exam in the third week of Feb 2020.
- Students can check more information about dates by clicking on the link provided below in this post.
GATE 2020 Result |
Important Dates |
GATE 2020 Exam Date |
01, 02, 08, 09 Feb 2020 |
Answer Key Release |
3rd week of Feb 2020 |
Result Declaration |
16 Mar 2020 |
Scorecard Download |
4th week of Mar 2020 |
Last Date to download Scorecard |
4th week of Dec 2020 |
How to Check GATE Result 2020
It is stated that the GATE 2020 result will be announced on the official website of GOAPS. The qualified candidates can follow the steps listed below to view their result.
- Visit the official website gate.iitd.ac.in.
- Then, click on “GATE Result”
- Enter enrollment ID, Registration ID, and Password.
- After that click on the ‘Submit’
- The result will be displayed on the screen.
GATE 2020 Response Sheet
IIT, Delhi, has released the GATE 2020 response sheet on 12 February 2020. candidates will be able to predict their probable score of GATE exam by using the official answer key and response sheet.
- Candidates need to login to official GOAPS website (iitd.ac.in) to download their response sheet.
- GATE response sheet contains all the details entered by the candidate during the exam.
- Aspirants should know that the response sheet is released before the release of answer key.
How to Calculate GATE 2020 Result
The exam conducting authority will release an official answer key before the release of GATE Result 2020. The result of an individual candidate is calculated using the answer key and the scoring is done within a fixed parameter. Go through the table given below to know how the marks are deducted for wrong answers.
Question Type |
Negative Marking for wrong answers |
Marks for correct answer |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) |
§ l ⅓ for 1 mark question l ⅔ for 2 marks question |
1 or 2 marks |
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
No Negative Marking |
1 or 2 marks |
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GATE 2020 Score Normalization
The exam authorities will use the normalization formula given below to calculate the GATE 2020 normalized scores of the CS, CE, EC, ME and EE papers.
Calculation of GATE 2020 score for all papers except CS, CE, EC, ME and EE
Difference between GATE 2020 Marks & GATE 2020 AIR (All India Rank)
The GATE exam is conducted to test the subject knowledge of the candidate from the Graduation Degree in 24 branches of engineering and science.
- Candidates are tested from a maximum of 100 marks and the total marks secured on the basis of the final answer key.
- Raw marks, the marks scored out of 100 are converted out of 1000 marks and a scorecard is prepared through the process of normalization and from raw marks.
- Finally, All India Rank of the candidate is declared based on the scorecard.
GATE 2020 Scorecard
The 2020 GATE Scorecard is the important document that provides the qualification for the candidates who have scored equal to or more than the minimum qualifying marks in the GATE exam. Here, we have provided some simple steps to make easier for students to download their scorecard by visiting official GOAPS website.
- The scorecard of GATE 2020 is valid for three years for M-Tech admissions from the date of result declaration.
- Students must know that 2020 GATE Scorecard has the validity of only one-year for PSU recruitments.
- The qualified students have to follow the steps mentioned below to download their scorecards.
How to download GATE 2020 Scorecards
The eligible candidates can start downloading their GATE 2020 Result Scorecard by visiting the GOAPS website from the day the result is declared. Students can follow the steps provided below to download their 2020 GATE Scorecard.
- First, visit the GOAPS official website.
- Fill all the details such as the Enrollment Id, Registration Id, Email and Password without any mistake.
- Then, click on the ‘Scorecard’
- The scorecard will be displayed on the screen.
- Finally, click on download ‘Scorecard’ and take a printout.
Details mentioned on GATE Scorecard
The GATE Scorecard 2020 contains the details tabulated below. The candidates have to make sure that the scorecard details are same as filled during the application process.
Details |
Name of the candidate |
Registration Number |
Examination Paper |
Marks Out of 100 |
Qualifying Marks (in all categories) |
GATE 2020 Score |
All India Rank (AIR) |
Number of Candidates Appeared for the exam |
The validity of the GATE 2020 Score |
GATE Cutoff 2020
A cutoff is prepared every year to determine a bar for qualifying marks for all the subjects. The GATE Cutoff is prepared according to the relative performance of all the candidates who appear for the test.
- Below are some of the previous year cutoffs tabulated to give students an idea of what to expect from the cutoff scores.
GATE Subject |
General |
OBC |
SC/ST/PwD |
AE |
34.4 |
30.9 |
22.9 |
AG |
25 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
AR |
43.9 |
39.5 |
29.2 |
BT |
27.9 |
25.1 |
18.5 |
CE |
26.9 |
24.2 |
17.9 |
CH |
37.8 |
34.0 |
25.1 |
CS |
25.0 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
CY |
25.4 |
22.8 |
16.9 |
EC |
25.0 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
EE |
23.1 |
26.1 |
19.4 |
EY |
49.3 |
44.3 |
32.8 |
GG |
32.4 |
29.1 |
21.5 |
IN |
37.1 |
33.3 |
24.7 |
MA |
29.4 |
26.4 |
19.5 |
ME |
34.7 |
31.2 |
23.1 |
MN |
45 |
40.5 |
30.0 |
MT |
40.3 |
36.2 |
26.8 |
PE |
39.8 |
35.8 |
26.5 |
PH |
29 |
26.1 |
19.3 |
PI |
32 |
28.8 |
21.3 |
TF |
32.2 |
28.9 |
21.4 |
XE |
31.5 |
28.3 |
21.0 |
XL |
29.9 |
26.9 |
19.9 |
GATE 2020 Expected Cutoff
Based on the paper analysis and reviews given by various subject matter experts and past cutoff trends, the GATE 2020 expected cutoff is tabulated below. Candidates who appeared for the exam can go through the GATE 2020 Expected cutoff.
Subject |
GEN |
OBC |
SC/ST |
CS |
25-30 |
20-25 |
15-20 |
EE |
25-30 |
- |
- |
CE |
28-30 |
26-28 |
20-22 |
ME |
30-34 |
- |
- |
ECE |
25-30 |
- |
- |
IN |
35 and more |
- |
- |
CH |
30-32 |
26-29 |
18-20 |
PH |
30-34 |
28-32 |
22-26 |
CY |
32-35 |
28-30 |
22-24 |
XL |
30-35 |
25-35 |
20-25 |
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2020 GATE Counselling
It is stated that the 2020 GATE Counselling will be started from the first week of April 2020. Candidates can go through some of the important highlights provided below while attending for the counselling process.
- The only candidates who qualified the GATE cut-off will be eligible for GATE 2020 counselling.
- For the counselling process, candidates have to know that they have to fill the GATE registration form, along with the counselling fees.
- As per GATE Exam 2020, the counselling process will depend on GATE 2020 scores of the candidates.
- All the eligible candidates need to verify their documents before attending GATE 2020 counselling.
- Qualified candidates of 2020 GATE Exam, have to participate in the counselling procedure conducted by two separate bodies: COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal) that conducts the counselling for admission to
- And the other isCCMT(Centralised Counselling for MTech) that will conduct the counselling for admission to MTech programs offered by NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, and CFTIs.
Documents required for GATE 2020 Counselling
The qualified students should know that they are required to carry all the documents tabulated below during the GATE 2020 Counselling.
Documents |
Provisional seat allotment letter |
GATE scorecard |
Date of Birth Certificate |
GATE admit card |
Class 12th mark sheet |
Photo ID proof |
Passport-size photograph (coloured) |
Seat acceptance fee proof |
Graduation mark sheet of all the semester |
Degree/Provisional Certificate |
Printout of the Registration form & locked choices. |
Category Certificate (if valid) |
GATE 2020 M-Tech Admissions
Candidates have to know that a valid GATE Score will help them in getting a seat in M.Tech. program in one of the top IIT’s, IISc or other universities in India as well as Abroad. Go through the admission criteria of various institutes tabulated below.
Institutes |
Links |
IIT Madras M.Tech admission 2020 |
https://www.iitm.ac.in/ |
IIT Delhi M.Tech admission 2020 |
http://www.iitd.ac.in/ |
IIT Roorkee M.Tech admission 2020 |
https://www.iitr.ac.in/ |
IIT Guwahati M.Tech admission 2020 |
http://www.iitg.ac.in/ |
IIT Bombay M.Tech admission 2020 |
http://www.iitb.ac.in/ |
IIT Kanpur M.Tech admission 2020 |
http://www.iitk.ac.in/ |
IIT Kharagpur M.Tech admission 2020 |
http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/ |
IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech admission 2020 |
https://www.iitgn.ac.in/ |
IIT BHU M.Tech admission 2020 |
https://www.iitbhu.ac.in/ |
IIT Jodhpur M.Tech admission 2020 |
http://www.iitj.ac.in/ |
IIT Hyderabad M.Tech admission 2020 |
https://www.iith.ac.in/ |
IIT Patna M.Tech admission 2020 |
https://www.iitp.ac.in/ |
IIT Mandi M.Tech admission 2020 |
http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/ |
PSU Recruitment through GATE 2020
An excellent 2020 GATE Score can provide aspirants with job placement in most of the Public Sector Undertaking (PSU’s) such as BHEL, GAIL, ONGC, IOCL, etc.
- All the PSU companies will shortlist the candidates for group discussion and interview based on the GATE 2020 Score result.
- Aspirants should know that every PSU may have a separate application fee, which will be required to pay after submitting the filled-in application forms.
- Candidates have to fill the application forms with all the correct information along with uploading photo and a signature.
- Aspirants can check the table listed below for the tentative schedule of PSU Recruitment through GATE 2020.
Name of PSU |
Application Date(Tentative) |
Number of Posts |
DRDO |
August 10 to 31, 2019 |
290 |
HPCL |
Third week of January to the third week of February 2020 |
Multiple Vacancy |
BMRC |
Second week of March to the third week of April 2020 |
25 |
Bihar PHED |
Third week of November to the third week of December 2019 |
70 |
WBSEDCL |
First week of March to the second week of April 2020 |
335 |
BSNL |
Second week of February to the second week of March 2020 |
198 |
GATE 2019 Topperlist
Here, candidates can check the GATE 2019 topper list provided in the table below.
Rank |
Name |
Branch |
1 |
Prakhar Singh |
CE |
1 |
Devendra Singh Negi |
XE |
1 |
Ritesh Lalwani |
EE |
1 |
Rajat Soni |
EC |
1 |
Shashwat |
CH |
1 |
Pranav Sharma |
CS |
1 |
Shashank Mangal |
IN |
1 |
Suryanarayana Vijaykumar V |
PI |
1 |
Vikash Raj |
PE |
2 |
Mukesh Punia |
EE |
3 |
Nipun Mittal |
CSE |
3 |
Manav Agarwal |
CH |
4 |
Mayank Dixit |
CH |
4 |
Siddharth Wadla |
ME |
5 |
Sayantan Bhattacharya |
EE |
5 |
Atindranath Ghosh |
CE |
7 |
Aakash Verma |
ME |
7 |
Shryans Mehta |
CE |
19 |
Uditya Raj |
CE |
27 |
Saket Kumar Yadav |
ECE |
27 |
Gaurav Srivastava |
EE |
33 |
Sukanya Prasad |
TE |
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